WPA General Monthly Meeting Minutes

11/7/16

Start time 7:33pm

Attendees

Bob Boudreau

Terri Neuner

Walter Rodriguez

FerdericoNealon

Andrea Brachfeld

Joe Horowitz

Capt Martinez JCPD

Lisa Blando

Mory Thomas

Nick Caballero

Louis Fernandez

Hector Velasquez

John Hanussak

Jay McVey

Wendy Paul

Presidents Report

Per updates in meeting – See below

VP Report

N/A

Secretary’s Report

Heavy focus on Nomination Committee this month

Interviewing and working through Board term dates

Assisted with FC Dinner – JC BEO Candidate Summit

Treasurer’s Report

Good evening everyone,

Here is below the Treasurer's report as of 10/31/2016 :

Bank account opening Balance: $20,962.58
Bank account closing Balance: $17,811.63

I am missing the receipts described in the email below as well as the one I did not get a chance to get from Bob yet (Walter expenses at Home depot for the Works at Home Wide angle, around $200).

Nick may have a more updated list of our Account receivables than me, but here is last update I got ($6,200):
Carepoint - $5,000

JC Health and Human Services $500

Policeman's Union $500

JC North District Police $200

Despite the fact that I am stepping down from my role of Treasurer and Trustee, I wanted to let you know that as soon as I get more free time, I will be back to volunteering and help the WPA.

This past year collaborating with WPA's members has been personally very rich and full of learning, both on the Community / Human side and professionally as a Treasurer for a Not-for-Profit so THANK YOU ALL very much for your contribution and strength for being able to cope with a Frenchy :)

Have a blessed evening and I hope you will not forget to go out tomorrow to vote for the next President of this beautiful country, in addition of tonight's WPA election !

Best regards,

Anthony

JCPD Statistics

61 arrests – 15 guns recovered

2 stabbings

714 moving

710 parking tickets

  • Nelson Ave – Marijuana and Heroine
  • Mory Thomas – 7:56 Bob B – 2nd Terri Neuner
  • Lisa Blando 7:45 Bob B – 2nd Terri Neuner
  • 14 people arrested in one night – Focus on the one area.
  • Stats in the heights are low.
  • Increase in Burglaries
  • 15 Leonard – Strong smell of Marijuana – Will send someone over. Boarded up.
  • Tagging is starting again.
  • Northeast and Southwest crew to clean needed– This should be part of the city – but no $$ to do it.
  • Who do we contact –
  • Yield to pedestrian sign needed – Liberty and St. Paul. – Restriping needed
  • Manhattan Ave –
  • 8:09 Jay McVey- Bob B – 2nd Terri Neuner
  • Bottom of 100 steps to Recycling – trash and broken glass,

Minutes Ratified

Green Acres Update

Waiting on Pro Bono Attorney

Preconstruction meeting held – 17th of Oct

Charlene Burke (Financial – “Bull Dog” and she will), Jennifer Lambert, Michael Ascolese, New head of Park Division.

Timeline- We do not have date as of yet

Reached out to Phil Collins regarding any docs for contractor – Flup tomorrow

All $$ is there for the project.

Work / demolition will be done this year.

Need to verify that SITA is still breaking ground this year.

JCBOE Candidate Forum

All but one of the candidates showed –

People were able to decide who they wanted to vote for.

This was a successful night.

Great Community engagement

Fox and Crow dinner –

  • Was a success
  • Thursday to stop back to get the deposit
  • Need to get the list of attendees from FC
  • Should ask for the email addresses to send thank you

Arts and Music – The Journey

  • Cuban Master – Excellent event
  • Continuing the project
  • Bob Biazy
  • Possible roots with the community
  • Bob Iezy – Honoring an old timer in the community.
  • Something we can evolve – Living history
  • Local Cable TV show – Video tape the event.
  • Honoring the older people in the community.
  • Romano has his own TV crew
  • Highlight of the night – His wife called from Cuba 
  • Location discussion – New
  • Senior housing location??

Parks Activities

Summer Finale Maintenance Recap

Friday – Great day – Kids were great and had a great time.

JD’s daughter helped out!  - Helped out

Were able $2500 raise , spent most of it to produce it.

High Tech HS would like to partner again

Wendy Paul – Notice 8:39pm – Bob Boudreau – 2nd Jay McVey

Hector PS 28

Grass space

Would like to work together to create a community park – or garden.

Vote on to partner with

Nick will forward photos to the board

Adopt a Park – JCPC –

Each JC School should be associated with a park.

Each of the parks need help

Educational curriculum – Program that has been initiated and loosely structured.

Planting options – Educational components

JCPC is very engaged – Hector should speak to them.

Ideas about getting students involved.

2017 Senior Health and Wellness Event Update

Special Trustee Meeting needed to discuss fund raising packet.

June 3rd proposed date

Building Zoning

Barricades around 500 Palisade – Beginning construction

387 Palisade – Contract signing this week.

Condemned property – On RV park – They will need to demolish the property

-The options are being explored, if owner cannot afford

-Maybe community center.

-Public space

-Flexible

-Kreske Foundation – Might have interest

Roxy – May be goint to NJ Community Capital

Meeting at FC – regarding firehouse – 520 Palisade – Old firehouse – Meeting Wednesday 7pm.

Election

Transition Year –

VP – The Ballots –

Only Trustees have voting rights.

George’s statement read

Andrea’s statement read

Vote-

All of the following candidates have been appointed for new terms per vote.

Candidates for Officer

Andrea Brachfeld - for WPA President

If voted in, new term as WPA President will expire November 5, 2018.

Terri Neuner - for WPA Secretary

If voted in, although the new term as WPA Secretary will expire November 5. 2018, Terri will temporarily fill the position through February 1, 2017.

Terri Neuner - for WPA Treasurer

Filling the vacancy of Anthony Collet. If voted in, Terri will temporarily assume this position through February 1, 2017, while the term expires November 6, 2017.

Candidates for Trustee Reelection

Erin Kumpf - If voted in, new term to expire November 5. 2018.

Jay McVey- If voted in, new term to expire November 5. 2018.

Wendy Paul - If voted in, new term to expire November 5. 2018.

Mory Thomas -If voted in, new term to expire November 5. 2018.

New Trustee Candidates

AndreaBrachfeld - If voted in, term to expire November 5. 2018.

Geroge Fujioka - Filling the vacancy of Lisa Blando. If voted in, term to expire November 6, 2017.

Adjourn – 9:03pm